A History of You

Our lives begin, of course, long before birth. Not open to dispute is the fact that our lives began at the moment of fertilization. The following is a description of the first months of life, starting from the point of fertilization. These facts are recognized in medical and biology texts. But how much do you know about your own beginnings?

CONCEPTION (FERTILIZATION)
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Sperm fertilizes egg
• The new life, starting as just one cell, eventually implants in lining
of uterus

4 WEEKS
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Brain and spinal cord begin to form
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Length is less than 1 inch

6 WEEKS
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Lungs are beginning to form
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Eyes and nostrils are visible
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Taste buds and teeth are beginning to develop

8 WEEKS
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Fingers have grown and separated, toes are now visible
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Facial features—eyes, nose, lips, and tongue—continue to develop
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Each minute the brain develops as many as 250,000 new neurons
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Unborn child is now called a fetus, rather than an embryo

10 WEEKS
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Fingernails are beginning to form
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Kidneys are developing and can produce urine

12 WEEKS
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All major body parts and organs
are present
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Heartbeat can be heard with electronic devices
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Bones are beginning to harden

Helpful Links

The Reality of Abortion

Fetal Development Poster

A full-color fetal development poster is available in our online store. The poster llists the weekly facts from this page, and includes beautiful intrauterine photos and drawings. The poster is 18" x 21.5," sturdy and durable for display against a wall or on an easel. Help educate others about the amazing facts of life.
FETAL DEVELOPMENT POSTER

Cruel and Usual Punishment Presentation

Cruel and Usual Punishment is a free PowerPoint presentation that contrasts the wonder of fetal development with the brutality of abortion. The presentation does not utilize any graphic abortion photos but does provide detailed descriptions of abortion procedures used and compares them with detailed facts about fetal development.

Fetal Pain

A new paper on fetal pain in the Journal of the American Medical Association is garnering a large amount of media attention. What is not being printed in many of these articles is the fact that the authors of the paper are involved in the abortion industry. For more information about fetal pain, make sure to read the report on fetal pain by fetal pain expert Dr. K. S. Anand who believes that unborn children can begin to feel pain as early as 20 weeks, if not earlier. FETAL PAIN REPORT